While showcasing its upcoming Contra crossover DLC Operation Guns at the ID@Xbox April Showcase, Vampire Survivors developer Poncle revealed a brand-new surprise update called Laborratory that is be live now on all platforms.
The new update, which Poncle refers to as its “first AAAA upgrade” in a press release, adds such upgrades as fully rendered running animations, realistic train physics, and doors that open when you go through them.
In terms of new content, the Laborratory update brings players to a corrupted science lab, which has been taken over by an evil milk magician and his dark forces. The update also adds some festive seasonal content (despite it being April) with new character Santa Ladonna and festive weapon the Santa Javelin.